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  2. Arlberg - Wikipedia

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    The Arlberg (German: [ˈaʁlˌbɛʁk] ⓘ, also: Arlberg Pass) is a mountain pass between states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. Ski resorts at the Arlberg include Lech, Zürs, Stuben, St. Christoph, St. Anton, Oberlech, Stubenbach, Zug, and Warth. It is the mountain pass from which the Austrian State of Vorarlberg, meaning 'before the Arl ...

  3. Hannes Schneider - Wikipedia

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    Schneider was born in the town of Stuben am Arlberg in Austria, the son of a farmer who also kept a few cows that provided fresh milk for local cheesemakers. His father was also a road supervisor tasked with keeping the crucial Arlberg Pass open during the winter months. It was his father's hope that Hannes would become a cheesemaker.

  4. Grossglockner High Alpine Road - Wikipedia

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    Grossglockner High Alpine Road in autumn 1997 Hairpin turn near the summit. When, in 1924, a group of Austrian experts presented a plan for a road over the Hochtor (the high pass), they were ridiculed in a time when in Austria, Germany, and Italy there were only 154,000 private automobiles, 92,000 motorcycles, and 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of long-distance asphalt roads.

  5. Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt - Wikipedia

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    Westbahnstraße 25, Graphische- Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt. Originally set up as a photographic research institute by the President of the Photographic Society, the graphic teaching and research institute (GLV) was created through the incorporation of the photographic school (a department for photographic reproduction processes connected to the Salzburg State Building School) and the Hörwarter ...

  6. Lech (Vorarlberg) - Wikipedia

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    Lech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on the banks of the river Lech. In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district. In touristic terms, however, it is part of the Arlberg region.

  7. Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges - Wikipedia

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    Fuorcla Zadrell or Vernela Pass Klosters to Lavin: Snow 2,753 9,032 Cuolm d'Alp bella or Vignitz Pass Samnaun Glen to Kappl Footpath 2,698 8,852 Schafbucheljoch Mathon to St Anton: Footpath 2,647 8,684 Fimber Pass Remus to Ischgl: Bridle path 2,612 8,570 Scheien Pass Klosters to the See Glen Footpath 2,608 8,556 Vereina Pass or Pass da Val Torta

  8. Principal passes of the Alps - Wikipedia

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    As late as 1905, the highest pass over the main chain that had a carriage road was the Great St Bernard (2,472 m (8,111 ft)), but three still higher passes over side ridges have roads—the col de l'Iseran, the Stelvio Pass (2,760 m (9,040 ft)), the Col du Galibier (2,658 m (8,721 ft)), in the Dauphiné Alps, and the Umbrail Pass (2,512 m ...

  9. St Anton am Arlberg - Wikipedia

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    Sankt Anton am Arlberg, commonly referred to as St Anton, is a village and ski resort in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies in the Tyrolean Alps , with aerial tramways and chairlifts up to 2,811 m (9,222 ft), yielding a vertical drop of 1,507 m (4,944 ft).